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WVU Drops 32 Majors In Cost-Cutting Effort

August 21st, 2023 by WCBC Radio

West Virginia University has made the bold business decision to discontinue 32 majors at the college, cutting 169 faculty personnel.  Facing a $45 million dollar budget shortfall, the cuts come as the university seeks to make changes for its future.  President Gordon Gee spoke this past week on West Virginia Talkline about the cuts…

One of the hardest hit departments was World Language Studies – all 7 majors in the department have been completely eliminated. President Gee said the numbers are not there to support those majors…